Will Daisuke Namikawa and Taku Yashiro Aim for the Japanese National Team? Challenging "Sport Stacking"

■Namikawa Panics as the Number of Cups Increases!

After practicing even during commercial breaks, the two challenged the "3-6-3" event, which uses 12 cups. Although they struggled and said, "This is tough," Yashiro quickly broke the 10-second mark on his first timed attempt, recording a time in the 8-second range. Namikawa was surprised, saying, "It's already over for me!" Yashiro showed his determined attitude, saying, "I still feel like I can get even faster."

For Namikawa's next challenge, he was thrown off by the six cups in the center, exclaiming, "Waaah!! Where are they?!" as he went into a full-blown panic. He ended up with a time in the 23-second range, but his cleanup skills were impressive, prompting Yashiro to comment, "You're so fast at cleaning up! (laugh) I think you could do it in 6 to 7 seconds!"

During the time trial, Yashiro also dropped a cup, admitting with a wry smile, "It's such a letdown when you drop them." Still, Namikawa called himself a "clean-up pro," gave it another shot, scored a time in the 9-second range, and the three celebrated with a high five.

Near the end of the program, they tried the "relay" event and faced off against a team of the program staff. Seeing the staff dressed as if they were a powerhouse team, the two declared, "Let's definitely win!" However, a mishap occurred when Yashiro accidentally stopped the timer mid-relay. He apologized, saying, "I'm truly sorry!!" and added, "I was really hopeless, wasn't I? My focus was gone, and today was the first time I really gave it my all! I realized this sport is so much fun, and I still want to keep playing with it..." requesting another chance. As a result, a rematch was held.

In the end, the Namikawa & Yashiro pair claimed victory, and Seo commented, "If you keep practicing, there may come a day when you make the national team!" Namikawa and Yashiro both reflected on the sport, saying, "That was so much fun!" as they looked back on the appeal of sport stacking.

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